Veterans
Organizations exist in order that the lone Soldier, Sailor, Airman,
Marine or Coast Guardsman will have fair treatment after his service to
his country. They exist for his social needs and the
brotherhood that existed while he was in service to his
country. All too often, lofty promises have been made in
order to obtain his service in times of need, only to be forgotten in
HIS time of need; after he has been wounded, injured or rendered
incapable of supporting himself and his family. At times of
National Need, our nation's leaders rush to insert our brave men and
women into the conflict without fully thinking through the actual costs
of armed conflict. The costs are not just to be figured on
the materials and equipment needed to wage battle, the support items of
food, clothing, shelter and immediate medical treatment; they MUST also
consider the human costs of the investment of our peoples blood, the
wounded and disabled bodies that are a direct result of armed conflict,
and the strife and stress that is inflicted upon the family fabric over
the many years that our valiant servicemen and women continue to live
through. To this end, the government has established the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as their representative, their
broker for the proper treatment and care of our brave men and
women. Unfortunately, the VA has become adversarial in
adjudicating these claims and more often than not, turned their back on
those that they were created to care for. Enter the Veteran
Service Organizations and their various Service/Representation
Departments to champion the veteran.

President Abraham Lincoln said it best on the occasion of his second
inaugural address; "...to
care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his
orphan ...", recognizing that the government,
having required the services of it's men and women to defend this
nation, has incurred a debt to those who have borne this heavy cost,
and must repay them by fulfilling their promises, not reneging on their
word.